Our Class Blog
Come along as we explore Writing for Digital Spaces. New posts arrive weekly throughout the semester.
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A Deeper Dive into Algorithms
the impact of these opaque algorithms and how their decision-making introduces us to novel harms such as lack of accountability, privacy violations…
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Biased Data
They need to look at and acknowledge bias, historical context, and who benefits from an unfaithful interpretation and portrayal of Data.
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Creative Conformity
The popularization of design formats and structures can and will hinder the future creativity of young people, causing the downfall of personalization.
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How Algorithms are Always Deciding
Algorithms shape what people see online and can reveal more than users realize. This post reflects on their hidden influence and power.
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Can we trust the Data they feed us?
A feminist perspective on how data can reinforce discrimination, silence marginalized communities, and why we must question who controls the numbers.
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How Communities Use Counterdata
D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein show how communities weaponize data science. Historical maps and counterdata challenge systematic institutional power.
Categories
- About the Class (3)
- Preparation (Wk 0): Privacy & Agency on the Web (87)
- Topic 1: Digital Situationships (361)
- Topic 2: Power Distribution (100)
- Topic 3: Public Audiences, Public Authors (145)
- Uncategorized (79)
- Unused Topics from Past Semesters (404)
- Connections (11)
- Mediums (64)
- New Media (30)
- New Media and Literacy (77)
- Refining Terms (16)
- Speaking, Writing, and Literacy (75)
- Text (79)
- The (Late) Age of Print (57)
- Traditional Writing (9)
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